1.0Orvis Newshttps://news.orvis.comPhil Monahanhttps://news.orvis.com/author/monahanprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="InLKStFAlZ"><a href="https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/vote-best-2017-contest-get-chance-win-battenkill-disc-reel">Vote In Our “Best of 2017” Contest—and Get a Chance to Win a Battenkill Disc Reel!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/vote-best-2017-contest-get-chance-win-battenkill-disc-reel/embed#?secret=InLKStFAlZ" width="600" height="338" title="“Vote In Our “Best of 2017” Contest—and Get a Chance to Win a Battenkill Disc Reel!” — Orvis News" data-secret="InLKStFAlZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Alhtough it certainly wouldn't have made the finals, here's my best photo from 2017, featuring a mountain brookie. Photo by Phil Monahan Last week, we decided to soften the blow of of the end of Vermont's trout season by getting everyone to post their favorite photos from the past year on Instagram. Almost 2,000 photos . . .https://news.orvis.com/images/01-fly-fishing/2017/11-nov/philfave.jpg